Vegan

• Tofu Vegan is bringing vegan Chinese food to Fitzrovia

  

  27/8/24 - updated with the opening date

  It quickly became a local hit when opening in Islington in 2021 and now a new Tofu Vegan is opening, this time in Fitzrovia. 

  Since the Islington launch, the group - which is backed by Zhang Chao of Xi’an Impression - has opened in Golders Green and Spitalfields but this is their most central location yet, taking over from what

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• Test Driving Holy Carrot - inventive plant-based action in Notting Hill

  

  Holy Carrot used to be a supperclub but now it's become one of London's new breed of plant-based restaurants, with an Acme Fire Cult chef behind the menu. We went to see what he's cooking up.  

• Test Driving Plates - GBM winner Kirk Haworth's plant-based restaurant is a deserved hit

  

  Great British Menu winner Kirk Haworth has teamed up with his sister Keeley for their first permanent Plates restaurant in Shoreditch and it's already a huge success, booked out for months in advance. We went down to the plant-based restaurant to see what the fuss was all about. 

• 123V sees Alexis Gauthier take his vegan concept to Browns in Mayfair

  

  It's been almost a year since Native at Browns closed its doors, but now we hear that there's a brand new restaurant taking its place. Chef Alexis Gauthier first previewed his 123V concept across the road from Browns at the now-closed Fenwick. So it's a short hop for him and his team to move to these new surroundings.

  They'll be taking over the inside restaurant and gorgeous hidden courtyard space at

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• Café Petiole is an "almost vegan" cafe in Somerset House from Tendril's Rishim Sachdeva

  

  15/5/24 - updated with the opening date

  After opening up Tendril in its permanent Mayfair location last year, Rishim Sachdeva already has his next restaurant planned, Café Petiole in Somerset House. 

  Like Tendril, this will be a "mostly vegan" affair, a small all-day cafe which will also have a few grab-and-go

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• Holy Carrot is putting down roots in Notting Hill

  

  Holy Carrot has been getting a lot of love with a run of pop-ups and supperclubs over the past few years, and now it's going permanent in Notting Hill. 

  As the name suggests, it's a plant-based affair and for the restaurant, founder Irina Linovich has brought in Acme Fire Cult's Daniel Watkins to head up the menu as Executive Chef. Acme Fire Cult have always done pretty

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• Tofu Vegan

  Vegan Chinese food in Islington

• Mildreds plant-based restaurant comes to Victoria

  

  They've been opening successful vegan restaurants across London and now Mildreds have their sights set on Victoria for their sixth opening.

  The plant-based restaurant is taking over what was once a Le Pain Quotidien, just around the corner from Victoria station. And because it's also close to two big London theatres, they'll be putting on special pre-theatre menus here

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• Kirk Haworth's Plates is opening in Shoreditch

  

  If you're ever wondering what the sign of a hot restaurant is going to be in advance then look no further than the upcoming return of chef Kirk Haworth's Plates restaurant. The Great British Menu 2024 winner announced last night that bookings had opened for Plates' new venue in Shoreditch and the deluge of bookings promptly crashed the website. More than 70k people were trying to get hold of a table with

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• Club Mexicana head to South London picking Brixton for their vegan tacos

  

  Given the huge popularity of their other restaurants, it's a pretty safe bet that Club Mexicana's first south London restaurant will be a big hit when it opens in Brixton this autumn. You'll find the group's latest restaurant on Market Row where the 35-seat spot will be serving up the vegan tacos and cocktails they've built up a reputation for.

  On the menu in Brixton will be a mix of signature dishes - like the Tofish and

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